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THE LONDON JOURNALS. 7LY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNINCI PAPERS' AVRIL 20, 1826. A TIME&] • 1, !We'clo not know that We can say any thing on the Itim question that has not already been said. The it4lie will have perceived, that the consideration of posponed, or at least that all hopes of any Topper enactment on the, subject must be deferred till we have a new Parliament. There are those who think that any thing like a free trade in corn is im passible, while such heavy taxes are to be paid ; and then these who are of this opinion exaggerate greatly the portion which the landed interest has to pay of those taxes. But in a case such as has occurred at Ilackbitra, (and we believe that Norwich and other Manufacturing places are but little better,) suppose the workmen are to be dispersed for want of employ uient, will not the same landed interest have to main tain such disbanded workmen out of the rates in their respective parishes ? And would it not be much bet ter to keep them together at their labour, by allowing them to eat their, bread at such a price as that they can maintain their families ? In truth, where ma nufactures flourish, the landed interest generally con trives to make them contribute pretty largely to the rates, obliging them even to pay through the medium of . those rates no inconsiderable part of the agricul 7 ttiral labourers' wane s, from whose labours the farmer and land-owner derive all the advantage. If it be true, in any degree, that the chief burden of all duties, na tional or Twochial, falls ultimately upon the land, it iy only true when the manufactures have been destroy ed and the manufacturers dispersed ; and then the land, not being able to fly or run away, becomes responsible for the maintenance of the poor, which the exorbitant claims of its possessors had made such. Surely, then, it is worth the while of the land-owners to uphold the manufacturing interest, by allowing it to have corn at a reasonable price, in order that it may serve as a shield, and bear the first brunt and assault of taxation. We are sure that, without a free trade in corn, all other attempts at establishing a free trade will prove nugatory, or at least incomplete ; .and the truth of this remark has been already verified. We were to" have, to a certain degree, a free silk-trade ; French was, in a manufactured state, being admissible on paying a duty of 30 per, cent., whilst the raw material might be imported for the looms.of, this country al- Most duty free. But apprehension soon sprung up, that the British 'manufacturer could not compete it *ith the French, whilst the wages of our journeymen bore a just ratio to the price of corn anti other pro provisions. Ministers yielded to the apprehension, and have, , in a disingenuous and sneaking manner, nullified the iinportation of French manufactured silks, by enacting that they shall only be admitted into the port of London, and, that in clumsy and inconvenient packages. If we may judg.i by the Irish newspapers, Govern ment have begun to consider worth attempting what ought to have been accomplished many years ago— namely, the enlistment of that inexhaustible ocean by. - finch the coasts of Ireland are surrounded, among the natural and best resources for the maintenance of .her accumulating population. It is, we believe, A ross fillacy to Arm, that the soil. of Ireland. could not support a larger body of inhabitants than have ever yet encumbered it. Th'e immense exports of corn and cattle from the sister island, show that she_ produces more of those necessaries of life than she consumes. It would not, probably, be too much to say, that half the quantity of Irish wheat, barley, and oats pro 411ccd, go, directly to the sustenance or enjoyment of wither. nation. It is not the soil, then, that fails, it is the market for labour, the wages of industry, which Would enable the poor peasant to buy some portion of tAppeg 9 odtbings the earth, whose surface he exists von, yields in abOndanee, and the want of which de gaud for labour condemns the wretched multitude f when the stock of potatoes has been eaten up,, to fa dash in the Midst of a plenty, which rather torments that), comforts t4cm. Under such circumstances, it great importance that the means of procuring food itself, where money proves to be absolutely un attainable, should by any process, and in any : degree, be extended. In many cases, the inhabitants of the coast are the most destitute of the Irish people. The land , near the shore is often poor and unproductive, andits tenants are in such a state of misery, that we have heard Of instances in which there was not to be found, 4plighout a district of several miles, capital enough tqii pay 101. for a single fishing-boat . and tackle. It seems obvious that, to a population so situated, any mea sure which enables them to supply, from a yet unbroken a 9 4 4 .44 9 und0,fi010, the wants of their dreadful con 0, must be of a value :altogether inestimable ; and ttlis,. the encouragement of the 'fisheries bids very. fairly-to effect ; inasmuch as, though a regular market for the sale of fish might not be established in a parti- Cl4hir 'neighbotAood, aft extensive barter of fish for" poiatoes would ensue es a.matter of course—and thus a mond article of food be brought into. general use, adding .variety, as well es quantity, to the amount of Onyin subsistence. The Lord Lieutenant, it appears, just appointed Mr. Corry a Commissioner to the :71shery Board. This gentleman has long discharged the duties , of Secretary to the Linen Board of Tread. .:his new office has' - rio - emolument' annexed to 'it ; but fruit the general character ascribed to Mr. Corry, it is s4pliosecl that he will not neglect any means which io4ligenee, activity, or humanity can suggest, for rendering his appointment a serviceable one to the poorer classes of his countrymen.--(lbid.) ENEW T1M41.3 A. document just laid before Parliament serves to fil3COUnt, in a great , degree, for the late commercial distress. It contains a statement . of the official value ct the Import 4 and Exports of the United Kingdom fipr,. the year 1825. The Imports are valued at a little more than. - 44 millions, and-the Exports at eb'ove .5(1 , I Millions, of which l a tt er - th e B rit i s h an d 4:1: 1 4ih iiroduee, and manufActures are somewhat more ttian 4 njilli9lis. . What relation the„real value of the Imports bears to the official %-::17-t, 1 . 1 4.0 kniAy not, but the , re;tl value of the British and Irish produce and manufactures is probably rather under th an over 3 7 m illi ons ,. whit]) isnearly the avelAge , of the year s 1 - 8 0: /EO3, an d 1424. I n those, three years, the a v er ;e official value of the Imports was not rnoCh more than 344 millions. It follows, there kite, that while the Exports of Ifig.s did not exceed tfle average of the three preceding. years, the imports eiCaeded a similar average very . nearly in the proportion o v our to ih re , e ! Hence it is clear, that unless we 6 . ,e our exportsfor the years 18P.2, 1823, and i 24; to have !wen very excessi , ve , there must nave b`iii in'1,825 4ri ovcr-tradin o f invQrt to the amount , g a 9 i liiilliniin of official value ; and it is certainly not at all surpri4 thit 'those who tpeettlaltd so in considerately in importation should have involved themselves and all their connections in great embar rassment. , [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We have no doubt that the motion of Mr. Cressett Pelham, last night, for occasionally holding the Par liaments in the capitals of the kingdom, other than in London, was - not lightly taken' up by him. The Hon. Gentleman, however, seems to have been rather averse to communicate his reasons'for the measure, so that we can onlyguesi at them. Some may think that he meant, by a side-wind, to destroy the Press, calculating on the inability of the London newspapers to transport their steam-engines to the scene of action for the time, and get . them properly housed and manned, to be in readi ness -for operation when the eloquence begins to ex plode. Others may suspect that the project is connected with the present misunderstanding with Russia, and that it had itsprigin in Russian influence, the object being no lesi than to get hold of the steam-boat con veying the great Council of the nation to Edinburgh, by force or fraud, with a view to send the said Great Council to Siberia, just as the- smack conveying the free and independent electors of Berwick-upon- Tweed from London to that pure Borough, was carried into Norway. Were it not that the name Pelham is synonymous with profound attach ment to Church and State, .we should be inclined to suspect that the Honourable Member had been plotting with Mr. Hume and the Presbyterians to take an unfair advantage of the Bench of Bishops. As Presbyterianism is the established religion in Scotland. when the Parliament meets at Edinburgh, the first fast day, the two Houses, including the Bench of Bishops, of course, would be obliged to proceed in order to St. Giles's church, to be electrified with the powerful chorus of 'a Scotch congregation, and to listen to a sermon from a preacher not ordained by a Bishop. Pro bably the Hon. Member has not turned over in his head all the consequences which might follow from the, Ge neral Assembly of the Church of Scotland and the Par liament sitting in Edinburgh at the same time. We should really consider the situation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the rest of the Bench of Bishops, as exceedingly hazardous in the neighbourhood of' a Church proud of its former achievements, when Epis copacy was at its feet in both parts of the island, and rendered confident by opportunity and superiority of numbers. Should the Honourable Member bring the. subject again before the House, he will probably deem it advisable to set the minds of his Majesty's subjects at ease on these interesting points. [THE REPRESENTATIVE.] We have just been favoured with the perusal of an Act passed by the Governor, Council, and Assembly of. Jamaica, to consolidate and amend the several laws relating to the Clergy, and to invest the Bishop of that Island with ecclesiastical jurisdiction. This act assigns to the Rectors of the different parishes a stipend in money amounting to 6001. per annum, in lieu of the uncertain mode of remunerating them, which had previously prevailed ; emancipates them completely from their former dependence on parochial vestries, and places them under the exclusive controul :of the 'Bishop. It provides also a most liberal allow ance for curates to assist them in their various duties, more especially in acting as catechists, and in-con veying to the slaves on the different estates throughout the island_ elementary instruction in the principles of Christianity. These arrangements, securing, as it really . appears to us, most effectually, the religious in struction of the slaves, upon a regular and thoroughly organised system, will, we doubt not give the greatest satisfaction to the rational friends of the negroes— to those who possess common sense enough to esti mate practicable 'rid a attainable improvements above imaginary and delusive theories. This act. in all its details offers,. we think, that the charge of disincline .tion, or even of indifference towards the improvement of the Negro population, brought - against the body of West India proprietors, is perfectly unfounded—as far at least as. concerns the white inhabitants of Jamaica. They have by this act established a regular body of religious instructors to reside in the different parishes, they have imposed upon themselves a tax for the maintenance of this hierarchy ; and al though the funds for supporting them are furnished from their own property, they , have consented that they should be placed entirely under the jurisdiction of a Bishop appointed by the Crown. We know not in what other way the planters of Jamaica could evince to the world their readiness, their desire to adopt every practical expedient, suggested for ameliorating the condition of their slaves ; nor do we know any other means by which they could so effectually refute 'the gross and cruel calumnies which have been so in dustriously Circulated against them. We have likewise the best authority for stating that the planters have n .1t only given this public and authentic testimony of their disposition to promote the instruction of their slaves ; 'but that they have, in almost every instance, shown the greatest willingness to use their personal and local influence in giving full effect to the exertions of the 'clergy. From them we hear no high-sounding speeches ; no florid declamations on general principles and abstract rights ; they content themselves with the less ambitious, and much more usefUl task of improv ing by easy and gradual stops the condition' Of the negroes, whom the present state of the West Indian society has placed at their disposal. [MORNING HERALD.] It is now some time since Van Tromp, the Dutch Admiral, hoisted a broom at the mast-head, to signify that he would sweep the English fleet from the ocean. He was not as good as his word, though his intention was very sincere. There were some obstacles in the way of the accomplishment of his dales', which his courage and perseverance were unable to overcome.— The hardihood of our sailors.-.the fearless spirit, and gallant emu. lation of our naval commanders, retorted so unpleasantly ou the coarse joke of the Dutchman, that he soon relapsed into the gra. vity of his race, and never indulged in the 4 ‘ merry vein" again. —There is a way, however, of effecting what . ♦'an Tromp I r • other enemy could achieve, and that is to he done in course t f time, by such a system of promotion es the naval returns ree, ntly laid Lefore the house of Commons disclose. it is this system of pro motion that is calculated to repress the heroism and bumble the grar deur of the British navy, and to be more tffective in sweeping our su premacy frt m the ocean than the broom of Van Tromp. The meritori ous of :er, who, after great exertions and lorg service, sees some " m ate itr;Prms, whji has not yet alquired the rudiments of war,. placed in comer wol ov r him, eanrot be expected to pursue the ca reer of toil and danger with a heart full of devotion to his country.. enweious that hi s ser v i ces h ave b een held in no estiMati" , and that he is under the orders of theta wham he ought to instruct, hie spirit must droop, and his confidence in the Prowess of kis s =menders cease au inspire the assurance of victory. Beside'. these who are raised without merit, do in their turn exercice a vicious patronage with regard to those below them. They do not like the talents and the knowledge which are a reproach to their own ignorance or incapacity. They are apt to discourage the honest manliness of those who cultivate the genuine qualities of the British tar. The sturdy, frank disposition of such men is very apt to shock the delicate constitutions of the " Captain Whiffles" of the day, whose honours flowered in the hot-bed of Admiralty patronage. Heyde the oily words of the flatterer, and artifices of those who study intrigue more than honourable deeds, make the way straight to preferment. The example becomes contagious, till that gallant spirit that covered our fleet with trophies, moulders away, and some more hardy enemy at length arises to wrest from our enervated mariners the dominion of the ocean. That day we would wish to hope is far distant, but it is certain it must come, or the present system of promotion in the Navy be thoroughly reformed. Let us not forget how, in the last war, the despised frigates of America—those " fir vessels with bits of striped bunting," as an applauded orator in the House of Commons called them, endan , gered our naval reputation. And what reformation has been adopted since?--Name it not in Oath l—why the naval costume was ordered to be changed ! Instead of the old blue and buff, in which Blake, and Rodney, and Jervis, and Duncan, and Howe, and Nelson, gained that succession of battles which might be said to have chained victory to the British Standard, it was resolved that the Spanish dress—that uniform of which our brave seamen had so often seen the rear, should be adopted. ' In that uniform our Naval Officers would have looked as gay, and, perhaps, as ri diculous as the carpenter bird of Java, with red thighs and breast, and blue legs and back. The ungenteel sarcasms, how- - ever, which the 'first intimation of this Spanish improvement in dress produced, caused the design to be abandoned, and the re. form was limited to adding the magic of gold lace to the blue coats, in place of the original and antiquated buff. Whether this change will produce great and glorious results in the event of another war with the Americana, is yet to be determined.— There may be much virtue in gold lace, but our tars have yet to find it out. We have already made some remarks upon the lists of Lieutenants promoted to the rank of Commanders, and of Commanders promoted to the rank of Captains; we will now refer' to the list of Midshipmen, raised to the rank of Lieutenants in the last year, and advert to a few of the names, and their relative times of service, as they appear in the list which we subjoin. It will there be seen that Richard Napper, David Steel, and William Walter Oke, entered the service in 1808, and remain ed Midshipmen until 1825, when William Broughton, Thomas R. T. Thompson, Henry Lister Mr.we, Thomas Pownell Pellew Bar row (" I like," says Dr. Primrose, " to give the whole name"), Charles Hotham, John Alexander Duntze, the Hon. John Frederick Fitzgerald De Roy, and Tollett Pennell, were made Lieutenants, who had not entered the service until 1818, or ten years af ter the former Officers! Some of the names of the latter gentlemen are known as being connected with high families —that of Mr. Pennell is . obscure, but he has the advantage, as we understand, of being, by marriage, a near relative of Mr. Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty. Again, we see that Chas. Blyth, Joseph William Brown, George Whiehelo, George Gold finch, and several others, who were not promoted until last year, entered the service in 1807 ; also Charles Goldsmith, Sandford Miles, and Henry Joseph Hill, entered the service in 1806, and William Squire, Thomas Lorey Roberts, and Robert Robinson, were Midshipmen, as far back as the year 1805. Contrast with these, Richard Freeman Rowley, William Wellesley, and the Hon ourable Fred. William Grey, who did not enter the service until 1819, and we would be il,a&to hear what claims they had beyond those of fortunate connection to entitle them to a promotion in six years, for which others whom we have mentioned were ob liged to wait twenty years! Here is encouragement to those who have shed their blood end confronted every danger through the awful struggles of the last sanguinary war ! We have never heard of those exploits of Lord George Paulett, that gave him a claim for preferment in the eighth year of his service, or what made him more distinguished (except hil name) than Dennis Gladwell or Richard Setford, who underwent the probation of 'lB years-7 of which were during the period of a conflict in which we fought for our existence as a people. Look to the case of J. Bradley. He was a Midshipman in 1800, and was not made a Lieutenant until 1825, in which year also Richard Byron was promoted to the same rank, who did not enter the service until 1819—or 19 years after the former. Thus Lieutenant Bradley was doomed to a probation of 25 years, or a quarter of a century, as Midshipman, during which period he must have seen 1 , 1 , years of active war-service, while Lieutenant Byron experienced only 0 years of peaceful service altogether, and could never have seen a gun fired on board a Bri tish ship but on the occasion of a salute. This system, or the glory of one flag, niustiesssamt-to exist ! At a time when the vice of drunkenness has, much to their credit, become almost unknown among the higher and middling ranks of life, there is but too much reason to fear that it has increased among the lower. An awful instance of its dire effect 4 upon the mind and conduct bast just been exhibited in the frightful massacre which has just occurred at the north-western part of the town. To reason with men whose minds become brutalized by this hateful practice, were as useless as to attempt to stay the waves by similar persuasion. Legislators can 'do much more towards its prevention than the whole lives of divines or moralists can effect. There are two obvious causes, we inuigini; for the increase of intoxication—the badness of beer and the cheapness of spirits. The first may appear somewhat para doxical, hut when it is recollected that it drives men to the use of the second, and When the infuriating nature of the latter is considered, the .inference will not appear so. We do not say that there may ,not be moral causes contributing their aid to this melancholy result; but we believe that its great sources will be found to be, in the metropolis especially, the brew ers' monopoly and the public-house system—combined with that system of finance, which does not hesitate to seek the means of taxation in inciting and encouraging the worst vices of the people. It is quite clear that every means have been taken which could be devised, to invite men to the use of ardent'spirits, and that too in the face of its natural consequences, the crowd ing of prisons and lunatic asylums. Yet, while swallowing such a camel as this, the Legislature cuu strain at such a gnat as the lot tery, and we are building churches, and boasting of our national piety and virtue, while the mass of the people, which is naturally moulded to whatever form the hand of legislation and of habit gives it, are fast sinking into depraved habits brought on by causes which the Legislature not• only •has failed to prevent, but has, in fact, itself produced and encouraged.—(lbid.) (From the LONDON GAZETTE, April IS.) DIVIDENDS. May 13, W. Bernen and J. 'Rion, New Bond-street, bankers —May 9, J. Webster and G. M. Simpson, Tower-street, mer chants—May 9, J. Ilungell, Clare-stree4 Clare-market, linen draper—May 9, R. Robinson, Friday -street, tavern-keeper— May 9, A. and M. Brown, Hull, straw-hat-manufacturers— m a y 9, W. W. Smith, Holborn-hilt, silk-mercer—M a y 20, J. Sandwell, Pittfield-street, Human, victualler..-allay 9, J. Wayne, Gravel-lane, Houndaditch, wool-stapler --April 25, J. Tboinp ion, Wolverhampton, draper—May . 9, 'T. Box,' Buckingham, banker. CERTIFIC.i.TES-M AY 9. E. Johnston, A. Adamson, and J. Hope, of Whi te h avezr, Cumberland, oston b , a tin er cf r ;s % l V iire l,ntnealQwke' sen. and W. I nge l ow, j un., late of Boston, re—W. White, late of Deal, Kent, Sealer-LC Crow, latirmf - tamigno-street, victualler—W. • Bush, Ashwick, SomerseNhire, dealer —R. Bouehp, George street, Adelphi, diamond-merchant—O. Thompson, Wells-row, Islington, plumber and glazier-- - B. Shaky, Great Portland stue rteett,ertniucelgohf Bell, Pa of Bourn, Lincolnshire, c orn - merc h ant-- r k-terre.ce (a prisoner in Dov er C ast l e Gaol), ti L. W. Williams, late of the Globe Tavern, Fleet -street, and of Shoe-lane, tavern-iceeper—tJ. F. Fairbairn, formerly of Old Compton-street, but now of Bedford-street, Covent-garden, auc tioneer, appraiser, house end land agent, and undertaker--J. Gammon, of Elder-street, Spitaltields, silk-manufacturer, PARTNERSiIIIIS DISSOLVED. W. Stoneley and J. Bratherton, Nantwich, Cheshire, carpen ters--;-0. F. Charnley and J. Oldham, Stockport, Cheshire, hat manufacturers—J. ' Deck and T. Hine; Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, cutlers—H, and 11. Pritchard, 13 ristol,.oilmen—P. and T. Rhodes, Bermondsey-atreet, leather-factors --R. Ray and G. Parker, Preston, Lancashire, flaggers—J. Conquest, and I. and W. Robinson, Manchester, hatters ; so fur as regards J. Conquest Jones, Manchester, —J. and S. Levy, E xe t e r, pawnbrokers—W., T., R ., and W. woollen— F. d BeWlPethkaimnsb:rlll,ld °Jouster, printers--J. Maunder, Soutl nno l ton a nd Mordhardßishop, D evons hi re , ta w°°ll ilGra--J "1- and It. Dunn, Lancaster, coach-maker&—C. Hodge, and W. H. Carpenter, Ottery, St. Mary, Devonshire, surgeens.44, an d J. Davies, and J. Walsh, Latchford, Cheshire, cotton-spinners--J. Terrell and C. Garland, bfartook, Soinersetshirei glove-manuffic turers—A. Wragg Arid J. J. Hughes, Manchester, rag-dealers-- J. end F. Hopkins, Broadway, Westminster, linen-drapers—A. Bessemer, J. J. Catbersvood, and W. /meson, Charlton, Ilea fordshire, later-thunders; so far as regards W. Imeson--W. D. &Howes and fel. Brooksbank, Vauxhall,. distillers —L., ,C., T., and E., Westbr oo k, Beaulieu, Hampshire, common-brewers--J. Shepard and. 5. Trowbridge, Hampshire, blacksmiths—J. and J. Plant, and P. Emery, Cheadle, Staffordshire,. coal-masters --=Et. and R. Howe, Doughty mews, Guildford -street, and John's mews; Bedford-row, stable-keepers. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Aram 19. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. The ATTORNEY•GENERAL (on behalf of Mr. Edward Wake field, the Either of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, whose abduction of Miss Turner has excited so much interest) moved for a rule calling I on Francis Cowslade, proprietor and publisher of The Reading Mercury, to show cause why a criminal information should not be exhibited against him for the publication of a series of libels, in the shape of hand-bills, reflecting on the conduct of Mr. Wakefield, and imputing to him a guilty knowledge of that transaction. Mr. Daniel Wakefield, the brother of the prosecutor, being at Reading at the time of the first publication, had published a denial of the charges puted to his brother; and one of the alleged libels was contain ed in a hand-bill, purportin g to be observations on that denial. The Learned Gentleman th en proceeded to read the alleged libels, and the depositions of Mr. Edward Wakefield, denying all knowledge of the marriage till the receipt of a letter from his son announcing that fact, but without disclosing any par ticulars: and this letter was stated to have been received on the same day as the letter addressed by Edward Gibbon Wake field to Randall, his father's clerk, directing the insertion of the advertisement announcing the marriage with Miss Turner. This letter had been, it appeared, opened by Mr. Wakefield, in the absence of Randall; but his affidavit denied any knowledge of the way in which the marriage had been effected. The Learned Counsel then submitted, that if Mr. Wakefield had even been ap prehended on such a charge us that imputed to him, publications of such a nature were sufficient to warrant the interposition of the Court. The' libels complained of had not been confined merely to the hand-bills, but had also been published in the newspaper of the defendant, which had a very extensive circulation. _ . The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE.—The publications are not of such a nature as to require the interference of the Court.--Rule refused aaordingly. - IN THE EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, ArRIL 19. TAYLOR V. WILLANS. This was a proceeding in error. The present plaintiff, it will be recollected, was convicted under the statute of Anne, of gam bling and losing a large sum of money at the game of rouge et noir. The amount stated to have been lost was 525/. _ _ The case came on this morning to be heard in error, before the Barons of the Exchequer and the Judges of the Court of Com mon Pleas. Mr. Baonzutcr, on behalf of the plaintiff in error, took two objections; the first was, that the parish where it was alleged the offence had been committed was not sufficiently set out _namely, " St. James's, in the county M of Middlesex," That being the case, and the statute being a penal one, which enacted that a moiety should go to the poor of the parish, it was impossible, as there was another parish of St. James within the county, to say which parish was entitled to the penal sum—whether the parish of St. James, Wesminster, or the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell. The other objection was, that the words of the statute were not sufficiently set out ; that the fact of the defendant (now plaintiff) having played was not shown; and he cited several cases in support of his argument, and particularly instanced one, where the question was, whether a foot-race was within the statute of Anne, when it was held that it was ; but, the declaration not alleging that this defendant was playing at the game, judgment was arrested. Mr. Rams" for the defendant in error, contended that the averments in the declaration were correct, and he was at a loss to conceive how any party could lose to another by playing, unless he was playing, or as set out in the declaration, "so playing." The Lord Chief Justice BEST delivered the opinion of the Judges by stating, that whichever parish was entitled to the moiety of the penalty, was not a question for the plaintiff in error ; that might be a question for the parishes ; but it had always been held that the parish of St. James, in the county of Middlesex, was the parish of St. James, Westminster, and that in the case of the other parish, there was always the addition of Clerkenwell ; that as to the other point the averments were sufficient; and that the judg ment of the Court below must therefore be affirmed. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, APItIL 18. THY WILIIITAII.4E AUGUSTE. In this cause, Lord STOW ELL was assisted by two of the Trinity Masters, there being two questions that more particularly re quired to be decided by the nautical experience and judgment of those Gentlemen ; first, as to the degree of danger and difficulty incurred by the salvors; secondly, as to the necessity of the in terference of one of the boats by which the salvage was stated to have been effected ; and, consequently, es to the validity of the claim let dp by that boat's crew. Dr. Donsow stated, on behalf of the salvors, that on the 19th of September last, an action was entered against this ship, cargo, and freight, in a cause of salvage, on behalf of three masters of as many pilot-boats. The value of cargp and freight was 5,300/. ; and the facts of the case were briefly these : On the night of the 14th of September, the Wilhelmine Auguste, ground oaboffeatituhrtleg cargo o oiounf m t vet of inftrhibsee.hurpotoyprl Suffolk, pu,e o , eafathS, staves,et e rn. t o t t i Stettin rom fnd v o oe n nn i o l t o n rytd-ht , :L. moiandLights, soln l gt e ms o n ftk, f w z ttr i l t ei h ee, Early 15th, the weather cleared, and tile pilot discovered that they were ou the edge of a large sand called the Nathaniel Lowe, on which the vessel had struck so violently as to sustain very considerable damage; at this juncture two pilot-boats came up and tendered their assistance, which was accepted ; the crew of the Wilhelmine, at that time, being in the act of putting up their linen, &c. in their pillow caws, with the view, if possible, of effect ing their escape with it to shore. The tide having risen, however, the vessel (which was a foreigner of about 250 tons burthen) float ed off into deep water, and, by reason of the injury she had sus tained, was considered to be in a perilous condition. The crew of a third boat which had bore down upon her, insisted on taking part in the exertions made by the other salvors,and were regaled by the Cap utin in the same manner as their colleagues had been. It was now stated, however, in the evidence, that the Captain had desired them to be gone, and had no occasion for them ; yet the order to retain ana - eznpley them, given by the Captain himself, had been distinctly spoken to by one of his own crew, who was at the wheel at the time. The vessel was finally brought, in safety, into the harbour of Harwich. The Learned Counsel concluded by reminding the Court that this had been a service of considerable danger and great importance, and that, in his judgment, all three boats were en titled to a quantum of salvage such as his Lordship might deem a fitting amount. Dr. Sattsnunv, on the same side, contended it was clear that the third boat had actually participated in the services that had been rendered. Dr. Lusnrwoxox (with whom was Dr. Hoocann) did not dispute that a salvage had been rendered, but denied either that it was dir tolandybao was thin a thing like allnecessary the exte forattwhich safely carrying hichit hadbeen that eel into Harwich. Lord growl L'. said that the Trinity Masters by whom he was assisted concurred with him in thinking, that though the salvage rendered was a valuable service, yet, owing to the state of the wea ther, and other considerations, it was one not attended with any especial degree of danger. The gentlemen in question considered that there was no necessity for the assistance of the thiid boat; and as the crew teemed to have been certainly desired by the master of the Wilhelmine Auguste to return, the Court disal lowed their claim entirely. To the crews of the two other boats bie Lordship decreed the sum of 1501. as salvage allowance. COAL MARKET, Arnit. 19. Adair's, 31*—Burclon Bth fkl—lleaumont, 265 6d—Dean's Primrose, 28s—Eighton Moor, 285—Heaton, 34s—lIoly well, 308 3d—Rillingworth, 325—Liddell's Main, 28s—New burn, 30* 3d—Ord's Redhugh, 28s—Pelaw, 32s—Percy East, 28s —Pontop Windsor, 213*—Shipcote, 288—Tanlield Moor, 32s tid —Townley, 30s fkl—Willington, 33s 3d to 33s 9d—Wylam, 31s 6d.....Wa11s End Bell and Co. 33s od---Walls End Ben sham, 28s—Walls End Bewicke and Co. 365 to 36s 94—'Walls End Brown's, 82s—Walls End Hotspur, 31s fld—Walls End Hilda, 30s—Walls End Newmarch, 34s to 34s 3d—Walls End Northumberland, 31* to 31s 6d — Walla End Riddell's, 34s 6d Walls End Russell's. 35s—Small Coal, 14s—Wal ls End Stewart's small, 168—Wails End Lambtoh small, 14s fid to 16s fid— Hartley, 31s—M'alls End Old -Etherley, 31s-Ilon. tague, 268—Lyon's Main, 338 6d—Walls End Hetton, 378 W alls End Lyon's, 34s—Walls End Lsnibton, 37s—Walls End 6tobart's, 32s—Walls End Stewart's, 378_ Russell's Hettoh's 11'alls End, 37g.—Ships at market, 78i—ship s sold, 60. EXECUTIONS.—On Saturday last, John Sparrow, f or sheep-stealing, and John Oliffi, for horse stealing, the two wretched culprits whom we announced in our last as having been left for execution, terminated their mortal career upon the public , scaffold at our county gaol.--( Gloucester Journal.) On Thursday last, as a poor woman was gathering morels in a plantation in the occupation of J. Moseley, Esq., of Rushbrook, she was unfortunately. allot by a spring-gun. We underctand that upwards of 50 shots have been taken put of her legs and thigh. This is the fourth accident within a, short time, in the same occupation. --(Bury Gil:vitt.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Moody, the proprietor of a Windsor coach, was charged hew fore Mr. Alderman Km:, yesterday, with assaulting Mr. J. 4ohs:. son, a master-printer, in Brook -street, Holborn, who hai signa lized himself by some curious and unequalled specimens . attalite •` and great application in the art of typography. The complainant stated that he came to town by the defendanei coach on Wednesday last to meet Dr. Sumner at Carlton Palace, respecting some works he wished to present to his Majesty.-- When they arrived at the Belle Sauvage Inn-yard, on Ludgate hill, the defendant began to joke with him, pretending that bt had left a roll of papers, which he had - given into hit care, bebind them at Slough. At last the roll was produced; but the defen dant and three others insisted he should treat them, and pulled him into the public-house, where brandy was called for against his will, and he received a blow on each eye, accompanied with . the expression "D— your eyes, drink." It was Moody svl;to used this expression, and hit him in the left eye; and a young man then in the room, whom he pointed out, he said, he believed struck him on the other eye. Johnson had expected the Magistrate would compel Moody to, divulge the names of the other parties concerned in the assault; but when he learned he could not do so, and discovered be sides that his witnesses had failed to attend, and that Mr. Banner was arrayed against him, he became utterly confused and incolle ' rent; and in answer to a question from Mr. Alderman Key, be stated that his witnesses saw the whole of the proceedings, bu t not the assault. Mr. Harmer.—That, I believe, is true. The truth does sbP out inadvertently sometimes. They saxv the whole, but could see no assault. You, however, have sworn Moody assaulted you, and he will give bail; and as you seem disposed to swear al thing, I shall advise him certainly not to name who were Witt' him at the time, that he may not be deprived of his witnesses, The fact is, you were very drunk, and perhaps ill-used ; but yon , do not know by whom. Edward Slack, the young man Johnson had pointed out, ik"; dared he was not within two miles of Ludgate-hill at the time 1Y" this asSault. Johnson did not persist in his charge against the latter, but timated that if Moody did not name his companions, he would lodge a complaint that he permitted a stranger to drive his coach', and that he took up a passenger after he was upon the Pa y ' carriage-way, both contrary to law. • Mr. Alderman. KEY said, he could only listen to thow C O! plaints when they were brought in a regular way by infortnatio. Moody then gave bail. • MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Joseph Lancaster, jun., proprietor, and Charles 4lbbot, book.. keeper, the two at present in custody of the gang 6 elonging: the dilly, who have been so long with impunity plundering the Steam-Packet Booking office, corner of Regent ' s -drew, ..in '4c el* by breaking open almost every parcel committed to their cue, were brought yesterday before Sir GEORGE FmtuaNT; the Magistrate,. for final examination. Various charges have hitherto been pre - : ferred against Ablxit, but none was sufficiently substantiated against him to warrant his committal for trial, until yesterday. When Abbot was first taken into custody, he was searched by Avis the officer, who found upon him a pawnbroker's duplicate for I gold sl, and, when questioned as to whose propert l vra!s , he said that it belonged to himself, and that he had purchased it. The seal was yesterday produced, and Mr. Connelly, an engrav er in Piccadilly, being sworn, stated that he packed up this iden public tical seal, together with a gold chain and key, and it et the Steam-Packet Office, directed to a lady in Vows'. but it never reached its destination — for a v er y good real°l4, as it now appeared that it was sojou r n in g in a°-t~.s/Tv' broker's shop in London. Mr. Connelly could not p say which of the two prison ers (Lan cas ter or ADF`7„.. took the parcel from him at the off i ce ; but the receipt P' got for it was signed "Joseph Lancaster." Both prisoners WO. in the office when he booked the parcel, and paid for its carriage. Upon this case, Abbot was fully committed for trial on a chat...! of capital felony, the value of the seal constituting that otfenee. .. There was no new case preferred against Lancaster, the other pn v, soner, but he was also committed for trial on a charge of larceta,, for breaking open the parcel found in his •desk, b e longin r g f j , gentleman named Addison,. the value of which, however, Al ~'" f die= stated to be only about 18d., the contents consisting 04 ° two or three sixpenny pampl lets. ke wo brought u ue from the Sir G. FARRANT intimated to Lancaster that his offence. )4' ° • recer a bailable one, and that he should be enluged 01 " ''' - ,, - fi n i ° nal.- nu:epees in 200/, and two respectable sureties in 1'"`• both bo The Magistrate also told the prisoners that they should oine ire quiries still going on as to other ls that were nussing.ie en. ars e P again on Wednesday next, as there .0 : 1 . r , e c Much praise is d tleman through whose means the depredations of this str.ea.,. em,ne exertion office gang were first discovered, en d for the perse' —. with which he has followed them up. . ' .. public to Mr. Atldis_o_n, it.l.oaLt.. QUEEN SQUARE. b e lo ng Yesterday Hantiky and Weale, two of the of fi cer* .1 the 104 . this establishment, and whose duty it is to atten d e f 'Theatre on Opera nights, summoned a greit number o coachmen before the sitting magistrat es ( Mr. Garaoatc and j w it , WHITE), for obstructing the approa ches to the King's Theatre, the Haymarket, on the regular nights of performance. denmaßoth iner tothifentriilogrffitientri occupynm case, deposed , , o.t.te hrw a siiltt l u t a h o t a s; o t e n r th ‘ ag e : h a i l i c i n:, d th %' tl e i rnea t h t sd hey: l° ; ; ll _: ° to take, and by which nuis.a.nce they prevented the carriageew nobility and gentry from Setting dowp anti taking up. 1d ) William Arnott, who is driver of the coach No. 425, w i t belongs to Mr. Powell, was the first driver to he examined l. ig of was now stated by Han dle y , that on Saturdav erCning,, the April, he found the coach opposite the King's door, withoutt driver. This was between 11 and 12 o'clock, when Co 0,„; cau tioned the driver, who was walking about under the '- mule, that he should summon him. • • • if b' (.. - he navel' - 7 - ~.A A Arnott said, in vindication of his conduct, tba. the - the coach foramoment, but lie certainly thought tort right to stand there, like others. hat art Mr. have to inform you, coachmen , u • is no legal stand there ; nor any one, I believe, but o C,ocke t i r o , street, or in' Coventry-street; and, indeed, it being betwe:ndiert. • theatres, it would be very odd if there was any such Ston,os What have you to say, Arnott? The penalt l • is 51., 811 a Y°- hitherto said nothing to induce me to mitigate it. w yt Arnott now assured the Magistrate, that he was r had M h r a . p ra. n r ed nOatz—Well, Handley, do you nisi' t ° p ry tlA nalty in this case ? for then Handley, in reply, said, that he felt no wish to pie" nalty ; but he wished the place properly dear " - hot° the drivers of -coacheshackney should understand dist they right to block it up. red lb ° Arnott was dismissed on intyiug the expences, but out -;,) the penalty would be levied if the offence were repeat,e a ' k 0 Mr. Wurrz—Now, Arnott, I wish to make 01 ' Ti m ehroa" you. Did you ever see a Nobleman's or Gentletnanso Yolk leave their coach and hors, to walk about the Galatia' your have as much right, I should suppoe, to be c areiu- ° coach and horses as they have of th e i r s. Arnett bow': A orilfr" Charles Tippin, driver and owner of No. 61 'j n 0 0 : Laurence, driver ofi'4s ; TVillicun Rush, driver efS°,-,) Field, driver of 466 ; and John Davis on, river Of tr severally charged with the like offence ' ; s" bl4 the Pel ° ,, lt b Y t i v l: 6le pt mined in each case, upon the payment of ex ‘nce 4 ° it 6 caution as in the first case. , 1111( .. Mr. GREGORIE No —w, coachmen' I h o p e yo u vgil l oa t stand that you have no right whatever,to tilalc . c any riat iP o llic l) . of the Opera -house. I have repeatedly seen the uliscre; 111 8111 ' might have been done by your keeping your ecm chei , t , here.r Ir the officers have only done their duty by summoningl°"6ooe me also warn you, that the very first repetition oftb il ° be treated in a very s.- , rious way. TH. 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